Meet Father Anand Mathew

He runs a street theatre in Bombay. Here one can see the results of some of his efforts.




The problem is that this is not being done for the Catholic Faith but as he himself says

"We must win the next generation for dialogue".

One Ajay Thapa is the star of the group. He is a Rap Dancer.

Fr Mathew styles himself peace activist, priest and theatrical entertainer. When he is not involved with any of these roles, he spends the rest of the time organising protests against Coca-Cola. He is a member of the Indian Missionary Society (not to be confused with the anglican body allied to the "Church of South India".

This is the theology of the Jesuits in India which includes a reference to the work of the IMS.

See "Lord, I am here! What do you want me to do? Send me anywhere you like - even to India."